Indian Labour Migration to the Gulf: Recent Trends, the Regulatory Environment and New Evidences on Migration Costs

By : S.K. Sasikumar

Page No: 111-125

Abstract
This paper examines the recent trends in Indian labour migration to the Gulf countries. It analyses the regulatory structure governing low-skilled labour migration in conjunction with the mapping of the recruiting landscape. The paper provides evidences on migration costs in the India-Saudi Arabia migration corridor based on a primary survey undertaken by the World Bank-led Global Knowledge Partnership on Migration and Development (KNOMAD). It provides policy recommendations in relation to three core aspects of international labour migration from India: improving the information base on international labour migration; restructuring the regulatory environment for international labour migration; and reducing migration costs borne by workers to obtain overseas employment.

Author :
S.K. Sasikumar : Senior Fellow, V.V. Giri National Labour Institute, Noida
 

DOI: https://doi.org/10.32381/PROD.2019.60.02.1